Introduction
Making the populace happy has always been a problem when running a country, And through war and rising inflation, the necessity to meet the needs of the American people are ever more important than before. In the time between President Nixon of the 1970’s to George Bush of the 1990’s the lives of Americans have been affected through actions committed by these Presidents who ran our country. Following the liberal surge of Lyndon Johnson, the Conservative presidents of Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan attempted to meet the domestic needs of the American people.
Nixon Presidency
In the start of Richard Nixon’s presidency he promised to bring law and order to the country. He wanted to silence the student protesters and people outraged …show more content…
President Gerald Ford took office at a difficult time in political history. Still reeling from the Watergate Scandal and a continual rise in inflation, Ford found it difficult to meet the need of the American people. Upon taking office in 1974 President Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon for his crime in ad legitity taking part in the Watergate Scandal, which turned out to be a decision that would haunt the rest of his presidential career. The populace criticized the decision and his judgement as president. While the U.S concerned itself with the scandal, the economic condition in the U.S was getting worse without the help to the Democratic congress.with the rise of unemployment and inflation, stagflation crippled the economy and was in a recession. To try to meet the needs of the American people on the high level of unemployment, Ford tried a voluntary campaign to change the actions of the people without incentive. This did not succeed in changing the economy, and instead Ford endeavored to throw money at the problem till it disappeared. Even with this the economy only recovered slightly as a result while stagflation still remained high. With the start of the 1976 elections a unknown Georgian Governor by the name of James Earl Carter was narrowly elected over Ford in the 1976 elections. With no real political experience President Carter had a hard time in promoting his domestic policies. Congress made it difficult for Cater to pass his programs to help meet the needs of the American people. He never had a coherent Administration and his support faded. His approach to economic Issues were to deregulate business to meet the needs of the American
Making the populace happy has always been a problem when running a country, And through war and rising inflation, the necessity to meet the needs of the American people are ever more important than before. In the time between President Nixon of the 1970’s to George Bush of the 1990’s the lives of Americans have been affected through actions committed by these Presidents who ran our country. Following the liberal surge of Lyndon Johnson, the Conservative presidents of Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan attempted to meet the domestic needs of the American people.
Nixon Presidency
In the start of Richard Nixon’s presidency he promised to bring law and order to the country. He wanted to silence the student protesters and people outraged …show more content…
President Gerald Ford took office at a difficult time in political history. Still reeling from the Watergate Scandal and a continual rise in inflation, Ford found it difficult to meet the need of the American people. Upon taking office in 1974 President Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon for his crime in ad legitity taking part in the Watergate Scandal, which turned out to be a decision that would haunt the rest of his presidential career. The populace criticized the decision and his judgement as president. While the U.S concerned itself with the scandal, the economic condition in the U.S was getting worse without the help to the Democratic congress.with the rise of unemployment and inflation, stagflation crippled the economy and was in a recession. To try to meet the needs of the American people on the high level of unemployment, Ford tried a voluntary campaign to change the actions of the people without incentive. This did not succeed in changing the economy, and instead Ford endeavored to throw money at the problem till it disappeared. Even with this the economy only recovered slightly as a result while stagflation still remained high. With the start of the 1976 elections a unknown Georgian Governor by the name of James Earl Carter was narrowly elected over Ford in the 1976 elections. With no real political experience President Carter had a hard time in promoting his domestic policies. Congress made it difficult for Cater to pass his programs to help meet the needs of the American people. He never had a coherent Administration and his support faded. His approach to economic Issues were to deregulate business to meet the needs of the American